Author: TJ Nelson

Moorhead Public School 9th Graders Placed Under Quarantine

MOORHEAD, Minn. — All 9th grade public school students in Moorhead are put under a quarantine starting Wednesday due to several positive COVID-19 cases. Moorhead High School Principal Dave Lawrence says with 7 positive cases and around 160 students already in quarantine, this was the right step to take. The students will return to learning from home during the quarantine…

Teen Dead After Accidental Shooting In Cando

TOWNER CO., N.D. — A teen getting a loaded rifle out of his trunk is dead after the gun goes off, striking him in the stomach. Towner County authorities have identified the teen as 15-year-old Logan Corday. It happened around midnight in Cando. CPS was attempted but unsuccessful. The first 911 caller stated that a juvenile male had been assaulted….

Cass Co. Sheriff Asks Minnesota’s Governor to Amend “Use of Force” Statute

FARGO, N.D. — Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner is asking Minnesota’s governor to amend a recent change in Minnesota’s Use of Force statute. The change presumes guilt of an officer using deadly force unless a three-part test documenting the necessity of deadly force is given and accepted by the court. Jahner writes that the test is subject to interpretation and…

Man Shot In The Leg By Accident In Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Police are investigating an accidental shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Officers responded to the 2400 block of 34th Street South Saturday night after 8. An initial investigation showed a shotgun was unintentionally fired in a parking lot while the operator was attempting to a place a trigger lock on the gun….

North Dakota Senate fails to overrides veto on transgender sports bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Senate has failed to override Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of a bill restricting transgender girls from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports. The vote was 28 to 19. Thirty two votes were needed to override the veto. Earlier, the state House voted 68 to 25 to override the second-term Republican governor,…

Entities Welcome Walk-Ins for the COVID-19 Vaccine at Vaccination Center

FARGO, N.D. —  If you are still looking to get the COVID-19 vaccine, walk-ins are being accepted at the vaccination center in the former Gordman’s building in Fargo. Fargo Cass Public Health says walk-ins are welcome during clinic hours and they announced they are moving its vaccine operation to its main location next Monday. Essentia Health will accept walk-ins starting…